The Pittsburgh Penguins are closing in on the start of the 2023-24 regular season, and are beginning to make the tough decisions in building the roster.
Ahead of their final preseason game, it was announced that the Penguins had place three players on waivers.
Among the names placed on waivers were forwards Alex Nylander, Andreas Johnsson, and Joona Koppanen.
No team decided to take a caim on any of the three forwards and the Penguins have assigned each of them to the AHL.
Nylander started last season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and had a stellar season before being recalled to the NHL.
Johnsson and Koppanen are two new signings made by Kyle Dubas, who stated he wouldn’t be afraid to utilize waivers if he needed to.
With just a few days until opening night, the Penguins roster has been chopped from 58 to 33 with five players still on the injured list.
Following Nylander, Johnsson, and Koppanen’s clearing, no other Penguins were placed on waivers.
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